Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics

Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics

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Developers
	Sega
Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub	D3T
Engines
Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub	Unity 2017
Release dates
Windows	June 2, 2010
macOS (OS X)	May 29, 2018
Linux	May 29, 2018

Key points

Emulated versions of classic Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games.

Retail version is known as Sega Genesis Classic Collection: Gold Edition and was released in 2011

As of April 28, 2016 the collection now features Steam Workshop support.

The Steam Workshop however has became flooded with illegally pirated ROMs (including games being sold through Steam or other platforms) and pornographic content disguised as mods with no substance due to lack of moderation of submitted content.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original individual volume releases. Europe only. Missing Eternal Champions, Shadow Dancer and Pack 5.
Retail		2011 Gold Edition release. StarForce 5.70.021.004 DRM for at least the European versions, missing Eternal Champions, Shadow Dancer and Pack 5.
Steam		Complete pack. Hub launcher requires Steam DRM. Simple launcher is DRM-free when launched directly from the executable (<path-to-game>\SEGAGenesisClassics.exe).

Games are sold on Steam individually or in smaller bundles.

The Steam version includes both the "Hub" launcher with the "Simple" launcher as a fallback. All non-Steam versions only includes the "Simple" launcher.

The Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics package on Steam also includes Sonic CD, however Sonic CD runs natively (without emulation) and does not use the launcher.

Essential improvements

Run in other emulators

For the Steam version, uncompressed ROMs of the purchased games can be found under <path-to-game>\uncompressed ROMs.

Copy Steam ROMs to an external folder for use with other emulators[citation needed]

Copy the contents of <path-to-game>\uncompressed ROMs and paste to another emulator's ROM folder of your choice. Rename *.68K and *.SGD file extensions to *.bin so that other emulators will correctly recognize and run them. Workshop mods are *.bin files inside folders found in steamapps\workshop\content\34270. External emulators can load these Workshop mods, copy the contents of 32470 to your chosen ROM folder, and rename the *.bin filenames as you see fit to prevent future confusion, then load them with your emulator.

Extract *.pak files with QuickBMS (non-Steam versions)[citation needed]

Download QuickBMS. Download the Sega Classics script (further down the page). Run QuickBMS and choose the Sega Classics script. Choose the installation folder containing the *.pak files. Choose the folder to save extracted ROMs to. QuickBMS will now extract the ROMs. Press ↵ Enter when done to exit QuickBMS. The ROMs are now extracted and named appropriately, ready for use with a different emulator (see Emulation:Sega Genesis)

Run mods in simple launcher

This program allows you to extract ROMs from SEGA Genesis Classics .pak files and to make your own for use with the emulator.

Use SEGA Genesis Classics ROM Packer

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Mega Drive Classics\setup.dat %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Genesis Classics\setup.dat %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Genesis Classics Collection\setup.dat HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Sega\SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive Classics
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Sega/SEGA Mega Drive Classics/prefs

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Folder name varies by region

Windows locations are for the "simple" interface; Steam location is for the "hub" interface.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Mega Drive Classics\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA Genesis Classics\
Linux	$HOME/SEGA Mega Drive Classics/user_<user-id>/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

The "Simple" launcher uses either folder depending on region; the "hub" launcher only uses the "Mega Drive" path.

Each game is saved in a separate folder based on the filename of the game's pak; refer to this list:

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g0000.pak - Altered Beast
g0001.pak - Comix Zone
g0002.pak - Crack Down
g0003.pak - Ecco the Dolphin
g0004.pak - Gain Ground
g0005.pak - Golden Axe
g0006.pak - Shadow Dancer
g0007.pak - Shinobi III
g0008.pak - Sonic 3D Blast
g0009.pak - Space Harrier II
g0010.pak - Vectorman
g0011.pak - Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
g0012.pak - Bonanza Bros
g0013.pak - Columns
g0014.pak - Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
g0015.pak - Ecco Jr.
g0016.pak - Eternal Champions
g0017.pak - Fatal Labyrinth
g0018.pak - Galaxy Force II
g0019.pak - Kid Chameleon
g0020.pak - Ristar
g0021.pak - Sonic Spinball
g0022.pak - Super Thunder Blade
g0023.pak - Alien Storm  
g0024.pak - Bio-Hazard Battle  
g0025.pak - Columns III
g0026.pak - Decap Attack
g0027.pak - Ecco: The Tides of Time
g0028.pak - ESWAT: City Under Siege  
g0029.pak - Flicky
g0030.pak - Golden Axe II  
g0031.pak - Sonic the Hedgehog
g0032.pak - Sword of Vermilion  
g0033.pak - Virtua Fighter II
g0034.pak - Alien Soldier  
g0035.pak - Gunstar Heroes  
g0036.pak - Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole  
g0037.pak - Light Crusader  
g0038.pak - Shining Force  
g0039.pak - Shining Force II  
g0040.pak - Shining in the Darkness
g0041.pak - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
g0042.pak - Sonic 3 and Knuckles
g0043.pak - Streets of Rage
g0044.pak - Streets of Rage II
g0045.pak - Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
g0046.pak - Toejam & Earl
g0047.pak - ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
g0048.pak - Beyond Oasis  
g0049.pak - Dynamite Headdy  
g0050.pak - Golden Axe III  
g0051.pak - Phantasy Star II
g0052.pak - Phantasy Star III  
g0053.pak - Phantasy Star IV:
g0054.pak - Streets of Rage III  
g0055.pak - Revenge of the Shinobi 
g0056.pak - Vectorman II
g0057.pak - Wonder Boy in Monster World
g9010.pak - Ristar (Japan)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Launcher general settings (for the "Hub" launcher).

Launcher general settings (for the "Simple" launcher).

Launcher emulator settings.

Input settings

Launcher control settings (for the "hub" launcher).

Launcher control settings (for the "Simple" launcher).

Audio settings

Launcher audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Varies between games.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Varies by game.
LAN play
Online play		Requires game to support local play.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	unknown
UDP	unknown

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		See Unity engine. Might have some problems.
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics.

Issues unresolved

Unable to disable controller

The input settings should contain a checkbox to disable a controller, but the checkbox is sometimes missing:

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The inability to disable the controller affects Alien Storm. The second controller must be disabled to access one of the game modes.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

2011 Gold Edition forces 60 Hz refresh rate even if your monitor supports higher than that.

Override refresh rate set by game
Download Chiri's resolution forcing tool. Extract d3d9.dll and d3dx.ini to the installation folder. Open d3dx.ini. Change refresh_rate=60 to desired hertz; e.g. refresh_rate=120.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11	DirectX 11 used in game room mode.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 MB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM